DiSC Steadiness (S) Profile Overview

DiSC profiles explained: S is for Steadiness

If you've recently taken the DiSC® profile, your report has a more personalized explanation of what having an S style means for you than what is presented here. You are welcome to link to this page to share this information with others. Or you can use it to better understand someone you work or live with.

Note: Information here applies only to Everything DiSC and DiSC Classic assessments. Other tests using the name DISC have not been researched and validated to the depth of Wiley's DiSC products.

People with the S style place an emphasis on cooperating with others within existing circumstances to carry out the task..

A person with an S style

is motivated by cooperation, opportunities to help and sincere appreciation

prioritizes giving support, collaborating and maintaining stability

is described as calm, patient, predictable, deliberate, stable and consistent

may be limited by being indecisive, overly accommodating, and a tendency to avoid change

may fear change, loss of stability, and offending others

values loyalty, helping others and security

Goals:

personal accomplishments

group acceptance

power through formal roles and positions of authority

maintenance of status quo and controlled environment

Will need to expend more energy to:

quickly adapt to change or unclear expectations

multitask

promote themselves

confront others

When communicating with the S style individuals, be personal and amiable, express your interest in them and what you expect from them, take time to provide clarification, be polite, and avoid being confrontational, overly aggressive or rude.